HolocaustDeborah Lipstadt marks 25 years since landmark victory in Holocaust denial caseThe professor and her legal team reflected on the libel case that became defining moment in fight against antisemitism during an event at Mishcon de ReyaBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
By Angela RaynerThe atrocities committed at Bergen-Belsen must always be rememberedDeputy prime minister Angela Rayner writes for the JC following the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen2 min read
HolocaustLatvia drops investigation into Nazi collaborator’s Holocaust participation because it was ‘not genocide'Prosecutors claimed that Herberts Cukurs’ actions ‘do not constitute’ genocide under the country’s criminal codeBy Canaan Lidor2 min read
By Sir Keir StarmerI’ll fight the poison of antisemitism wherever I find itThe prime minister writes for the JC ahead of Yom Hashoah2 min read
Holocaust survivorsHalf of Holocaust survivors will be lost by 2035, Claims Conference predictsThe organisation also predicted that there would be almost nobody left with first hand experience of the Shoah by 2040By JC Reporter3 min read
Bergen BelsenDowning Street marks 80th anniversary of Bergen-Belsen liberation with video collection of survivors’ testimonyPrime minister Sir Keir Starmer emphasised that “never again must mean never again” in response to the poignant collection of accounts from those who saw the Shoah up closeBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Second World WarJewish RAF mechanic who fled Nazi persecution finally receives medals aged 101Ruth Klauber was only nine years old when her family left Frankfurt and played a key role in Britain’s air defence, but never sought any recognition for her heroismBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read
Germany’s last convict for Holocaust crimes dies aged 99Irmgard Furchner was found guilty for being an accessory to murder when she worked for the commander of the Stutthof concentration camp.By JC Reporter1 min read||April 8, 2025 16:28
‘My tidal wave of monstrous fury’: Simon Schama on tonight’s Holocaust documentaryThe acclaimed historian discusses his feelings about antisemitism as his new BBC film about the Shoah airs at 9pm on BBC2By Nicole Lampert6 min read||April 7, 2025 16:19
Lord Pickles: We aren’t prepared for the impact on Holocaust education of there being no survivorsThe outgoing Special Envoy for post-Holocaust Issues also pressed Parliament to support the new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Westminster during an exclusive interview with the JC.By Lorin Bell-Cross6 min read||April 2, 2025 11:51
The musicians who literally played for their lives in AuschwitzWhen Anne Sebba began researching a book on Auschwitz’s women’s orchestra, she soon learnt their spirit of sisterhood – rather than musical talent – sustained them, she tells Elisa BrayBy Elisa Bray7 min read||March 31, 2025 14:53
When my father wrote the text for Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish, he saw it all comingThe West Side Story composer asked Holocaust survivor Samuel Pisar to write the textBy Elisa Bray3 min read||March 26, 2025 16:13
Jewish peer accused of ‘parading’ his family’s suffering during debate over Holocaust memorialBaroness Finlay said she apologised for any offence caused after her remark about Lord FinkelsteinBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||March 12, 2025 12:14
Polish-born journalist and historian Marian Turski dies aged 98Gatekeeper of Holocaust memories who warned against the dangers of silence and indifferenceBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||March 5, 2025 11:22
Israel takes over IHRA presidency from the UKYad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has been appointed to the role of chair in a year that coincides with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 12:25
Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113‘She was a strong lady, resilient.’By Ellie Grant3 min read||February 25, 2025 15:22
